Helewisa, I think our bodies have very strong self-preservation instincts. In terms of weight loss, or even weight gain; our wise bodies will adjust our needs as quickly as it can figure out what it’s new “normal” is. Example: If we purposely reduce our food consumption to one meal a day (or less), no matter whether we are hungry or not, eventually the body will adjust it’s needs to match our new “normal”. Fortunately the body will also up it’s needs if we do the opposite. It’s called feast or famine, which was very common when we didn’t have grocery stores at hand. This only works if we’re talking about real food (meats, eggs, seafood, fresh vegetables. Processed foods do not play fair, and our bodies haven’t figured out how to deal with them.
Eating meats, eggs, seafood, and a few veggies at times, is the diet I believe we were designed for. I feel my best eating this way. If I never lose my unwanted pounds of fat, my much-improved health is reason enough to eat this way forever. That said, I DO want to lose some excess fat, as many of us do, and I don’t want to trust that I will see “acceptable” fat loss in a year. So, I purposefully change things up all the time, with food choices (within the list of appropriate foods), amounts, and meal timing. I also change up my activities; a long walk, short walk, bit of running, heavy lifting, no exercise, etc. Bottom line: Until I reach my desired healthy weight/body size goal, I’m keeping my body guessing. This makes me feel like I have a tiny amount of say in all this. The fat is coming off, at a speed I am content with. Eventually I will get there, and my body will maintain my new norm; at least that’s my hope!
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